I have taken an interest in the Star Wars franchise of entertainment.
In the 1980s, when I was a child, some nights my family would celebrate Star Wars by watching the trilogy of films, 1977, 1980, and 1983, and it was splendid. Star Wars (1977) was my favourite film.
My parents were kind enough to me to buy toys which accompanied the feature films, and some of my play involved making my own Star Wars scenes, in real life, often in the backyard of our bungalow home in good weather. It was marvellous.
I lived and breathed Star Wars (1977), after getting the 1987 ten-year anniversary television edition of it on VHS using our family VCR, watching the homemade tape many, many times. In 1997, when I was a college student, Star Wars (1977), now titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, made its return to cinema for an additional run now known as the Special Edition, including much more material that Star Wars (1977) director George Lucas wanted to include to make the movie something closer to his initial concept for the film.
I saw the movie at a cinema in Kingston, Ontario, with other college students who were fans. It was an excellent evening.
I have also seen The Empire Strikes Back (1980) more than 5 times, as I have Return of the Jedi (1983). My passion for these two, while steeped in admiration, is not like the enthusiasm I had to watch Star Wars (1977) in childhood. The “trench run,” when Star Wars character Luke Skywalker, the aspiring “Jedi warrior,” brings his X-Wing space fighter to the villainous Death Star space station and tries to single-handedly destroy it.
It is a treat to mentally revisit the Star Wars movies. I hope you like the post, and of course you may follow my blog or leave a comment.
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